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KMID : 0895420090190040321
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Enviromental Hygiene
2009 Volume.19 No. 4 p.321 ~ p.327
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Exposure Characteristics of 1,3-Butadiene Exposed Workers
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Choi Ho-Chun
An Sun-Hee
Lee Hyun-Seok
Kim Kyung-Soon
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Abstract
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,3-butadiene is classified as suspected human carcinogen, group A2(American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, ACGIH). In Korea, 1,3-butadiene has been used as a raw material; monomer, homopolymer, polybutadiene latex, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene(ABS) and styrene-butadiene rubber(SBR), in the petrochemistry and precision chemistry industry. As petrochemistry industry in Korea has been developed, the potential exposure possibility of 1,3-butadiene to workers can be increased. Therefore the purpose of this study is to evaluate airborne 1,3-butadiene concentration and workers’ exposure levels in the workplace using 1,3-butadiene. Air samples were collected with 4-tert-butyl catechol(TBC) charcoal tube(100 ㎎/50 ㎎) and were analyzed by gas chromatograph/flame ionization detector(GC/FID) according to the Choi’s method(2002). Geometric mean (GM) and arithmetic mean (AM) of total 59 workers’ exposure concentrations to airborne 1.3-butadiene were 0.042 ppm and 1.51 ppm, respectively. Although most samples were lower than 1ppm, 2 samples(21.5ppm and 33.1ppm as 8hr-TWA) were exceeded the Korean standard(2ppm) over 10 times at the repair process in synthetic rubber and resin manufacture industry. 14 samples(41%) of total 34 short-term air samples were exceeded the Korean standard(10ppm as STEL) of Ministry Labor. 1,3-butadiene concentration(GM) in the synthetic rubber and resin manufacture industry(7.87ppm) was significantly higher than that in the monomer manufacure industry (0.35ppm)(p<0.05). Also in the sampling and repair process, each GM(range) was 1.39ppm(N.D.-469.6ppm) and 7.85ppm(N.D.-410.2ppm). In conclusion, it depends on the industry and process, 1,3-butadiene can be exposed to workers as high concentration for short-term.
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KEYWORD
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1,3-butadiene, petrochemistry industry, precision chemistry industry, short-term exposure Level
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